WHY STUDENTS ARE MIGRATING ABROAD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION?

Why are Indian students choosing to move abroad for higher education than live in their own country? This pertaining question comes to mind when hearing that, yet another child migrated to a country like the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, etc. for their higher education. “As many as 1.8 million Indians are estimated to spend $ 85 billion on education abroad by 2024, according to a report by RedSeer”. Experts believe that migrating abroad and using the country’s resources for their personal objectives is called a ‘Brain Drain’. The purpose of this study is to analyze why young students prefer to move out of their country – leaving comfort, familiarity, and luxuries behind to pursue jobs in a foreign land. Many factors help determine this decision taken by the students and their families. These factors include salary, the population of India, quality of education in India, better facilities abroad, and career opportunities and growth. One of the main reasons that students want to move abroad is the population of India. Since the population is high and continues to grow, qualified students and highly educated do not get their desired jobs and opportunities after completing their higher education requirements in India. Secondly, the quality of education might be better than in other countries, but when it comes to young people looking for jobs, the pay scale or compensation structure isn’t very attractive. This is due to the high demand and high population, which makes it tremendously difficult to find a good job. Hence, students with means consider the above-mentioned factors to weigh their options – should they opt for better quality education or migrate to other countries for better job opportunities? Thus, the workforce and young people prefer to move to other countries for higher education and improve their lifestyle.